Segregation

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    John Oliver Breaks Down Racial Segregation in America’s Schools

    On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tackled the issue of racial segregation in schools, which is not only still a problem, but is actually getting worse. In a clip from an MSNBC report back in 2014, a reporter explained the rise in segregated schools by saying, “The number of schools where 1 percent or less of the student population is white has more than doubled in the past 20 years.” To which John joked,  “As our society has grown more diverse, nearly 7,000 schools have the same racial makeup as